...helped build the Republic of Pirates, which was a large base run by pirates in Nassau on New Providence Island on the Bahamas. It ran from 1706 to 1718. Hornigold also once attacked an armed merchant ship. The ship had around three-hundred fifty members. This was one of his most famous adventures. Although most pirates did, Benjamin Hornigold believed that they should not attack British-flagged ships. His ship could be mistaken for one, as he had ships that were as large as British war ships. As I said before, Captain Benjamin Hornigold had a VERY famous, recognizable crew. One of his most famous members was Edward Teach, who was also known as Blackbeard. If you haven't heard of Blackbeard, he was one of, if not the most famous real-life pirate there is. Edward Teach was Captain Hornigold's second in command. Later, Hornigold left Blackbeard in charge of...
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...have probably heard the name Blackbeard before at least once in their life. But, do you really know who Blackbeard was or what he did? He was a pirate and Blackbeard was looked upon differently by the general public. Blackbeard was known for staying off of the North Carolina coast and utilizing the dangerous conditions for his own benefit, theft. "Teach and his band of sea robbers had taken to using North Carolina's treacherous coast for protection" (Lieutenant Robert Maynard and Blackbeard, the Pirate 1). I'm using that quote to prove my earlier statement of Blackbeard using the coast for his own good. Blackbeard's ship was attacked by Lieutenant Robert Maynard were there were few fighters but many deaths. Lieutenant Maynard in fact did murder Blackbeard....
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...reader a very blatant statement that has the reader wondering whether or not Rainsford is dead. People reading this might skim over this part and think nothing of it, but in reality Connell tells us a major part in the story which entices the reader to continue. Connell’s constant use of foreshadow encourages the reader to continue are similar to when he uses subtle references of famous things. Connell slips in allusions to add abeyance to the story. To illustrate, when Rainsford meets General Zaroff and Iva, he begins to make interesting observations, “ . . . A gigantic creature, solidly made and black bearded to the waist,”(9). In history, Blackbeard is thought of as one of the foulest people known to man. In fact, Blackbeard is also known for many barbaric acts of piracy, which leaves readers to wonder why Connell chose to use Blackbeard as an example of comparison. Furthermore, towards the end of the game General Zaroff searches for Rainsford atop a cliff but ultimately cannot find him. So, instead he sits down and looks into the expanse of the sea, “Then he sat down, took a drink of brandy, lit a perfumed cigarette and hummed a bit from Madama Butterfly,” (23). To clarify, Madama Butterfly is a very famous play based off a situation where the audience didn’t know the full picture. The use of this allusion prompts readers to second guess what they know. Similarly, just before General Zaroff goes off to bed, he heads to his library to read, “In his library he read, to soothe...
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...was going to be captain on the ship I have grown quite fond of, over the time I had been here. This was the best thing since my toxic relationship with Maria Hallett and my failed expedition to find the “Sunken Spanish Treasure” with William Paulsgrave. I made up for the cloudy sky with my smile, claimed Paulsgrave. He was right, my smile was from ear to ear; I felt mirth when my face hit the sunlight. I was ready for the crew to call me by my rightful name. Many along with Paulsgrave, many of my shipmates were smiling as we walked out; and when we did, Blackbeard was leading us to the best seats on the ship. As I sat there I remembered how much I’d aspired in the past...
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...In order for the fountain of youth to work they all need two different items, the Chalices of Cartagena and a mermaid's tear. The team of Blackbeard, Angelica, and Captain Jack Sparrow is the only team to successfully obtain a tear. They achieve this by capturing a mermaid. They sent out a small ship full of sailors and flashed light on them to draw the mermaids to the surface. The sailors on the boat began to talk to one another; some were scared that they might die but, one was excited to meet a mermaid. The guard on ship demands the sailors to sing. The sailors on the ship sing the last verse and chorus of the Sirens song and in a short time a blonde mermaid named Tamara appears on the surface. She asks the sailor “Are you the one who sings?” (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides). The enticed sailor moves closer to her and says yes. As he does this, his sailor friends pull...
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...everything from focus entry to logistics2. Furthermore, America and other great powers appreciate the results of global commerce transported fundamentally by sea. Although usually, it is assumed that the United States and like-minded states will grant maritime security as well. This demonstrates the essentially risky nature of that assumption in a time of growing unpredictable threats and the ever smaller navies to fight against them. The actions that seafarers and their corresponding government took when confronted by pirates, either in territorial waters or farther off seas, had international consequences. Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard had a reputation that far outlived him, although his career only lasted a few years. On November, 1718 Governor Alexander Spotswood of Virginia sent a Royal Navy contingent to North Carolina. There, Blackbeard was killed in a battle at Ocracoke Inlet. This was the death that represented the end of an era in piracy in the New World. Despite the danger that violent acts of maritime terrorism and piracy pose to international stability, each state remarks and counters these acts differently. This inconsistency obstructed effective countermeasures and allowed for further acts of violence spawning over an era of piracy3. Piracy was strongly declining by 1720, when tolerance for privateers was wearing thin by all governments. After the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht, there was a surplus of trained mariners without employment, initially heightening...
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...Various Native American groups originally called the Bogue Banks home prior to the late 1800s, when settlers came to the North Carolina coast. Many different historical sites such as Fort Macon, site of a major battle in the Civil War and the Cape Lookout National Seashore, home to the Cape Lookout Lighthouse offers a glimpse of the the rich history of Crystal Coast as a player in the the Revolutionary War and Civil War. Major historical actors in the region included pirates and pioneers, and the Crystal Coast was a notorious stomping ground for the infamous pirate Blackbeard, whose flagship Queen Anne’s Revenge wrecked on the shoals of Bogue...
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...comedy sequences. This is where Depp has scored immensely. Mentioning about his action sequences, the one which stood out was Depp's escape from king's palace, which was as good as any of the captain's earlier escapes. Apart from johnny, other noticeable performances were from Penelope Cruz, Ian Mcshane & Geoffrey Rush. Especially Ian Mcshane, in the role of Black Beard scores all through, starting from his introduction as the captain, till he is fooled to death by depp in the closing moments of the film. This legendary actor proves again why he is a valuable asset to any film. For Penelope Cruz, as Angelica, you can never take this as her best, but still she has essayed her part to perfection as the daughter of Blackbeard. A new addition to this venture are the appearance of mermaids with killer instincts, which brings some nail biting moments to the movie. From that instant, the screenplay is set in a racy manner. The director Rob Marshall have done a neat presentation by not dragging the movie as in some of the earlier ventures. Overall this latest one from the P.O.C franchise proves to be worthy of money for all [as it don’t require any pre-requisite seeing of earlier movies of...
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...------------------------------------------------- Ima Pirate 222 Blackbeard Drive • Greenville, NC 22222 • (252) 222-2222 • pirate10@students.ecu.edu Objective To obtain a summer internship at the Institute of Children’s Studies utilizing my formal education and practical skills in research, statistical analysis, and working with children Skills Profile Time ManagementEmpathetic ListenerChildcare | Detail-orientedOrganizational SkillsSPSS II | Excellent CommunicatorPresentation SkillsSYSTAT 8.0 | Education Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC GPA 3.5/4.0, Dean’s List, Chancellor’s ListWorked up to 30 hours per week throughout college career to finance education | May 2011 | Relevant Coursework Methods of Research, Introduction to Quantitative Sociology, Advanced Techniques in Quantitative Sociology, Advanced Applied Research, Child Development, Family and Cultural Diversity Certification CPR, First Aid Relevant Experience Research • Assisted in a thesis experiment to research phenomenon of learned helplessness in rats, pigeons, and human subjects utilizing traditional and computerized Skinner boxes • Cared for animal subjects in compliance with appropriate protocols • Maintained laboratory facilities Statistical Analysis • Collaborated with a team of four to create and implement a survey for Methods of Research class project • Wrote 10 original questions to test student population’s knowledge...
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...David Cordingly, an engaging, self-exclaimed pirate expert, gives a vivid history of what it was like to live during the height of Atlantic piracy. Cordingly tells us who became pirates, what they wore, and how they were armed among many other detailed accounts of every day life both on land and at sea. Pirates, says the author, were attracted by the lure of plunder and the desire for an easy life.” The author explains that these men and women were not the fantasized heroes of today’s popular culture, but ruthless thieves, murderers, and lawbreakers. Famous pirates from widely known as well as unfamiliar stories are depicted. The legends and histories of Sir Francis Drake, Harry Morgan, Edward Teach or Blackbeard and Captain Kidd are included to pay dues to these most popularly known buccaneers’ adventurous tales. I observed throughout his book that although some of the stories are quite fantastic, David Cordingly stressed that the life of pirates and buccaneers during the 16th and 17th centuries was not as dazzling and romanticized as popular culture would...
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...reading of Rackham’s story would seem to indicate such love interests were not of major importance to Rackham either, as Defoe states Rackham was quick to “make courtship to her (Anne Bonney) (165),” once he was able to woo her away from her husband. The lack of heartfelt relationships were clearly mutual in this matter as Bonney is later recorded as telling Rackham before his hanging “that she was sorry to see him there, but if he had fought like a man, he need not have been hang’d like a Dog (165).” While harsh, and short in nature, these love interests in Defoe’s historically accurate pirate narratives, stand out as the only examples of such romanticism in the entire text. Much of the rest of the pirate narratives, be it of Rackham or Blackbeard, are filled with tales of bloodshed and cruelness on the part of the buccaneers, creating characters who are hardly worth rooting for from the audiences standpoint. Conversely works ranging from the early 19th century poem The Corsair, to Captain Blood, the fictional pirates that emerged after the Golden age of piracy are richly involved with their love interests. In fact quite often these love interests are the defining principles of the pirate, which serve to create...
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...During this period, shipments of valuable cargo from Europe increased. Many men and women turned to piracy to live the life of freedom and to benefit off of the riches gained by leading a pirate's life. Many pirates recruited crew members from ships they captured. Very few reluctantly joined a pirate's crew, especially if they worked for little or no pay on a merchant or cargo ship. Despite the anarchy portrayed by pirates, there were rules to be obeyed. For instance, crew members could not steal from one another and women could not come aboard a pirate ship. Pirates had to follow every rule or else they faced punishment. Violators faced marooning, walking the plank, or being hanged for breaking the rules. Famous Pirates- Edward Teach “Blackbeard” (English) - He commanded four ships and had a pirate army of 300 at the height of his career, and defeated the famous warship, HMS “Scarborough” in sea-battle. He was known for barreling into battle clutching two swords, with several knives and pistols at the ready. He captured over forty merchant ships in the Caribbean, and without flinching killed many prisoners. Though he had many unofficial wives, he was “officially” married to a 16 year old girl - whom legend has it he offered as a gift to his crew after she tried to reform him. After a fierce battle in which he made a stand with candle smoke rising from his beard, he was overtaken by the Royal Navy and beheaded. His head was then raised upon a stake as a warning to other pirates...
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...Variables1, in statistics, are any characteristic that varies with the members of the population. For example, Dr. Blackbeard’s Stat 101 class had a test and the results are in and not all had an equal score. Some score higher than others, and some scored lower. Thus, the test scores are considered a variable which in this case is a whole number between 0-25. Another variable is the amount of time the students took to study for the test. In this case, the variable varies between a second, minute, hour, or maybe even a tenth of a second. So, variables can differ depending on the situation or the information which is given. Now two types of numerical variables2 are discrete and continuous. Discrete3 is like IQ scores, SAT scores, a person’s shoes size, and so on. Continuous4 is more along the lines of height, weight, and age. Sometimes in the real world the distinction between continuous and discrete variables can be a blur. Height, weight, and age are considered continuous in theory, but they always seem to be rounded off to the nearest inch, ounce, or year, at which point they become discrete. On the other hand, money, which in theory is a discrete variable (because the difference between two values can’t be less than a penny), is mostly thought as a continuous variable because in most real life situation a penny can be thought of as an insignificantly small amount of money. Variables can also be used to describe gender, hair color, nationality, and so on. These variables are...
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...Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s Imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental. The Penguin Putnam Inc. World Wide Web site address is http://www.penguinputnam.com To Charles Coulter, my father and a very talented gentleman. Thank you for the genes you passed on to me. And the support that never wavered. All my love Also by Catherine Coulter THE COVE THE NIGHTINGALE LEGACY THE WYNDHAM LEGACY LORD OF FALCON RIDGE LORD OF RAVEN’S PEAK LORD OF HAWKFELL ISLAND THE HEIRESS BRIDE THE HELLION BRIDE THE SHERBROOKE BRIDE SEASON IN THE SUN BEYOND EDEN IMPULSE FALSE PRETENSES SECRET SONG EARTH SONG FIRE SONG ROSEHAVEN Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html in hardcover from G. P. Putnam’s Sons 1 NEARB ALTIMORE, MARYLAND MARCH 1822 Slaughter County Course: Saturday Races, last race, one-half mile HE WAS GOINGto lose. He didn’t want to lose, dammit, particularly to Jessie Warfield, that obnoxious brat. He could feel Rialto just behind him, hooves pounding firm and steady on the black dirt, head stretched long, muscles hard and bunched. He looked over his left shoulder. Rialto was coming on faster than a man escaping from a woman’s bedchamber before her husband came through...
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...Dedicated to St John the Blasphemist Saint of Freakin‟ Awesome Holy Texts Cover Art by MonkeysInACan aka Captain Chris Taylor, Tigger_the_Wing, and Rev. Rowan Redbeard Table of Contents Proclamations of the Councils of Olive Garden.........................................................................1 Second Announcement Regarding Canonical Belief......................................................................2 Third Announcement Regarding Canonical Belief.........................................................................3 The Old Pastament........................................................................................................................4 The Book of Midgets/Midgits.........................................................................................................5 The Creation of Mankind..............................................................................................................14 A Reading From the Book of Fusilli..............................................................................................15 The Book of Penelope....................................................................................................................17 The Book of Linguini.....................................................................................................................20 The Torahtellini Part 2............................................................................................................
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